Blockbuster 'Pathaan' Reaches New Box Office Milestones On Its Second Saturday

Mumbai, February 5 - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" had a historic second Saturday at the box office as far as the Bollywood industry is concerned.

Directed by Siddharth Anand, "Pathaan" scored 23.25 crores net on the second Saturday, which is the second biggest 2nd Saturday of all time for a Bollywood movie. With that, "Pathaan" has crossed 400 crores net mark (all languages) and becomes the first ever Bollywood film to achieve the feat.



The Hindi version of "Pathaan" has scored 387 crores net, after a strong 22.50 crores on the second Saturday. The movie has now become the highest-grossing Hindi film ever, beating "Dangal" which grossed 374 crores net in the original Hindi version. At the time of writing this piece, "Pathaan" has become has crossed the 400 crores net in the Hindi language alone.

Not just domestically, "Pathaan" is breaking records at the overseas box office as well. It has become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie in the USA. It grossed $1.12 million on the second Saturday, pushing total gross collection to $13.40 million in 11 days. It surpassed Aamir Khan's "Dangal" ($12.39 million) to become the biggest Bollywood movie there.

"Pathaan" is also the highest-grossing Indian in Gulf countries. It has grossed approx. $11 million in this circuit in 11 days though it became the biggest Indian movie there in just 9 days, beating "Baahubali 2" ($10.50 million).

The total worldwide gross collection of "Pathaan" is approx. 781 crores, including approx. 300 crores overseas. It is now the number one Bollywood movie in the USA, UAE-GCC (biggest Indian movie), Australia, and the UK, among a few other markets.

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